1. Indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
   "He pointed to the empty parking space"
   - indicate, designate, show 
2. Be oriented
   "The weather vane points North"; "the dancers toes pointed outward"
   - orient 
3. Direct into a position for use
   "point a gun"
   - charge, level 
4. Direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
   - steer, maneuver [US], manoeuver [non-standard], manoeuvre [Brit, Cdn], direct, head, guide, channelize, channelise [Brit] 
5. Be a signal for or a symptom of
   "Her behaviour points to a severe neurosis"
   - bespeak, betoken [archaic], indicate, signal 
6. Sail close to the wind
   - luff 
7. Mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics 
8. Mark with diacritics
   "point the letter" 
9. Mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes 
10. Be positionable in a specified manner
    "The gun points with ease" 
11. Intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
    - target, aim, place, direct 
12. Indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle
    "the dog pointed the dead duck" 
13. Give a point to
    - sharpen, taper 
14. Repair the joints of bricks
    "point a chimney"
    - repoint

Derived forms: pointed, points, pointing

See also: pointer, point-of-sale, sharp-pointed

Type of: aim, amount, be, bushel [US], change form, change shape, characteristic, command, component, component part, constituent, contact, control, convex shape, convexity, deform, direct, direction, disc, disk [N. Amer], doctor, electric outlet, electric receptacle, electrical outlet, element, end, fact, factor, fix, foreland, furbish up, gun muzzle, head, headland, import, inform, ingredient, label, lie, linear measure, linear unit, loan, location, mark, mathematical notation, meaning, measure, mend, muzzle, object, objective, outlet, part, portion, promontory, punctuation, punctuation mark, quantity, relevance, relevancy, repair, restore, sail, saucer, significance, signification, state, tag, take, take aim, tangency, taper, target, tell, terminal, touch on, train, unit, unit of measurement, wall plug, wall socket

Part of: alpenstock, arrow, arrowhead, awl, blade, brand, cone, cone shape, conoid, distributer, distributor, electrical distributor, em, ice pick, icepick, knife, list, listing, needle, pencil, pica, pica em, pin, pointer, score, steel, sword

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